The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-09

pear in a new advertisement in tn,
MIDLAND this week. Their immense
store is the place to buy dry goods
Mr.. w. F. Overholt continues Il
improve slowly, and his friends hope
that he will soon be able to be GU
again, but several weeks will prob
ably elapse before he is able to at.
tend to business.
The Law and Order League o.
Cecil county will meet in Elkton
next Tuesday morning, the 18th inst
Business of Importance will be
brought before the body. A full at
tendance from all the districts il
urgently requested.
Cards are out for the wedding of
Arthur Stump, ESQ.,, this county an d
Miss Carrie Theresa Regal of Ger
mantown, Pa. The wedding will
take place at St. Peters Church Ger
mantown, the 14th inst.
Register Moore of the 9th district
has had a desk in the post Office this
week correcting the lists and register.
ing young voters Up TO Thursday
morning II new names had been ad-
ded to the list, eight deaths and
twenty two removals.
Mrs. Sarah Barrett, died at Row
landville, on Thursday morning Sept
9Th aged 81 years and will be buried
at Hopewell Cemetery on Saturday
10th inst. Funeral at 10 O'Clock
Service az Harmony Church, Row.
landville.
Prof. Overholt has procured a
teacher who will open the Normal
Institute school at Rising Sun on
second day, 9th mo. 18th. Piof
Ovcrholt expects to be able in few
weeks to take charge in person.
The Groome Guards will partici
pate in the military parade at Phila-
delphia during the Institutional
The company is connect.
ed with the Third Battalion which
will escort Governor Lloyd.
Some thieves not having the fear
Of the law in view entered Mr.. Los
sen Tosh's melon patch few ev-
enings ago and helped themselves to
canteleups and water melons. A
later visit may be less successful.
Louis H. Ascberfeld who left
Havre de Grace sometime in August
on bicycle for visit to friends in
Detroit. Mich, performed the journey
in II days reaching his des tination
without any difficulty.
The Improved Western Washer is
the prince of washing machines. Par
ties can have them ordered through
this office. These washers are no
longer an experiment, dozens of
them are in use in this neighborhood.
The second annual convention of
the w. G. T. U. of Cecil county will
take place on September 9th at North
East. Eminent speakers will address
the meeting. The music will be
in charge of some of the best talent
of the county. Come one, come all
A number of the young men of
Elkton propose having a grand fair
ball in Mitchell Hall, on the fair
grounds. on the evening of Sept.
18th. At meeting of the persons
interested on Friday night last a
committee were appointed and other
preliminary arrangements made.
At the annual meeting of the I'm
ion Medical Association held in
August, at Mount Gretna Park, Lee
banon, Pa. DR.. j. II. lamar of Elkton
was elected one of the two vice pres.
idents, and DIR. G. S. Dare of Rising
Sun member of the executive com.
mittee.
d. G. Mccoy is running on toma.
toes and will keep his cannery in
operation as long as the crop lasts.
The crop of tomatoes in the Octoraro
country is pronounced short this sea
son, severe storms having destroyed
many of the blossoms.
Braden d. Lynch a youth about Is
years of age, living near Elkton, was
committed to Jail by magistrate A.
j. Scott on Wednesday for threaten
ing to cut the head off of an infant
child over whom be had an axe
raised.
Thomas James, colored, residing
near Gainesville, Florida, has fam
lily of fifty-four children, thirty-three
of them being now at home with their
father. He has had three wives, and
the three were all living at one time
Only one of them is now living, and
she claims nineteen of the children.
Prof. George Goldie, of the New
York Athletic Club came to North
East last Monday to tender to our
champion, Mr.. W. L. Coudon, q
membership in his CLUB which is one